central bank
noun
: a national bank that operates to establish monetary and fiscal policy and to control the money supply and interest rate
central banker
noun
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On Wednesday, Pezeshkian appointed Abdolnaser Hemmati, a former economy minister, as the new head of Iran’s central bank after the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The dollar weakened amid affronts to the Fed’s independence, lower interest rates from the central bank and uncertainty about US policy decisions and tariffs.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The central bank’s grid of individual officials’ expectations indicates just one cut through the entire year, according to an update presented earlier in December.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Stanley Fischer, who helped lead central banks in Israel and the US and mentored a younger generation of economic decision-makers, died on May 31 at 81.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The dollar weakened amid affronts to the Fed’s independence, lower interest rates from the central bank and uncertainty about US policy decisions and tariffs.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The central bank’s grid of individual officials’ expectations indicates just one cut through the entire year, according to an update presented earlier in December.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Stanley Fischer, who helped lead central banks in Israel and the US and mentored a younger generation of economic decision-makers, died on May 31 at 81.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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